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   Sunset in Somalia (Mg, M+g, prost, viol) Charles Michelson takes his
family on a trip around the world on his new 60 foot sailing yacht, The
Sunset.  Their course takes them through Indonesia around South Africa and
over to the Panama Canal before heading back to Los Angeles.  In the Indian
Ocean they encounter a storm that pushes The Sunset miles far off course
into the waters of the Arabian Sea.  Charles decides rather than trek
around the southern tip of Africa as planned; they would take a short cut
through the Suez Canal and sail towards the Gulf of Aden.  They encounter
three small pirate boats who try to commandeer their ship and he tries to
out run them.  Charles is shot before the pirates' board.  13-year-old
Jason finds his father's gun and returns fire only to be killed himself. 
The pirates board the ship and Christine futilely tries to fight them off
with a knife.  11-year-old Meghan is hiding below deck in a storage locker
afraid for her life.  Abasi was pleased with this capture.  Not only was it
a fine ship and would fetch a large sum of money for him, but there was a
beautiful white woman on board that after his men were finished with her,
could be sold into white slavery in Tel Aviv.  Most of the women they
capture only last a few months in his camps as they get a lot of use.  Two
of his men grab the woman and throw her onto the deck.  She sees Charles'
gun lying next to her dead son and reaches for it.  The first shot misses
its mark and the men struggle with Christine for control but it discharges,
striking her in the stomach.  Abasi watches the woman die and is not
pleased.  He wanted to reward his men with the woman but that would not be
possible now.  It had been many weeks since they captured a whore and his
men were getting temperamental.  All is not lost, as they still have the
yacht.  A loud shriek from below deck sends Abasi down to investigate.  The
wiry young girl was struggling in the arms of one of his men.  He smiles.
His men will be able to celebrate after all. 
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